Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-03
KIN G
Solomon S Mines.

At length after a pause, during which lie
appeared to be thinking deeply, he spoke:
..Incubu, MacumuZahn, and BoughwaD,
brave white men. and my friends; lnfadoos,
nv uncle and chiefs; my heart is fixed i
will strike at Twala this day, and set my
fortunes on the blow, ay, and my life; my
life and your lives also. Listen: thus VIII L
strike. Ye see how the hill curves round
like the half-moon and how the plain runs
like a green toward us within the curve?
I'VE see" / answered.
Good: it is now midday, and the men
eat and rest after the toll OF battle. when
the sun has turned and Travelled little way
toward the dark, let thy regiment, my uncle,
advance with one other down to the green
tongue And it shall be that when Twala
sees it he shall hurl his force at it to crush
it. But the spot is narrow, and the regi-
ment5 can come against thee one at time
only; so shall they be destroyed one by one.
and the eyes Of all Twala's army shall be
fixed upOn a struggle the like of which has
not been seen by living man. And with thee
nv uncle shall 90 Incubu my friend, that
when TwaIa sees his battle-aX flashing III
the first rank of the Grays' his heart may
grow faint And / will come with the
second regiment that which follows thee, so
that If We are destroyed, as it may happen,
there may yet be a king left to fight for; and
with me shall come MaCumnzahn the wise"
1T is, well. oh, king" said lnfadoos, APP
parentIy contemplating the certainty OF the
complete annihiation of his regiment with
perfect catmness. Truly these kuluanas
are wonderful people. Death has no ter
rors for them when it IS Incurred III the
course OF a duty.
And whilst the eyes of the multitude of
Twaia's regiments are thus fixed upon the
fight" went on IguOsi, behold, one third
of the men who are left alive to us Il. G.,
about six thousaud) shall creep along the
right horn of the hill and fall upon the left
funk OF Twala's force, and one third shall
creep along the left norm and fall upon
Iwaas RIGHT flank. Aud when | see that
the horns are ready to toss Iwala, then VIII
|, with tire men who are lett 10 me, charge
home in TWaIa's face, and If fortune goes
with us the day will be ours, and before
Slight drives her horses from the mountains
20 the mountains we shall sit m peace at
Loo. And now let lls eat and make ready;
and, lntudooS do thou prepare, that the
I,.an be carried out; and stay, let my white
father Bougwan 90 with the right horn, that
his shining eye may give courage to the
men"
/ ne IllI 2tIil'llln liH dii'uh mus ~ lful
indicate wcr, tAus set ia motion with 4
rhpidity that spoke well Tor the p'ft"ci on OF
the Kulurult military system. Within little
more lhlu an hour rltipuS had been served
ont tu the 10 "A aud o,yourrd. the three divi-
sIons w,r' io,rn 81 the plu OF attack eX-
pitncd lu the I,ai"r~, and the Nh":,. force,
with tie exception of guard let with the
woundcd, now numbering about eighteen
thuu- uIl m,n Ia all was ready to be pat in
motion
Presently 6 20 can ~ and ~hobN hands
with s. IIear an M. SIT.
"GpoH'N.. ,nu IT, lows a. .t.i II am
on w.;ir rrrtit.t wih1 4 'cor,Iln; % orders;
and so have come to snake hil Is in case
we should not meet again, you know he
added, significantly.
We shook hands IN silence. and not with.
oGt the exhibition 0fas much emotion as
EngIIshmen are wont to show
1T IS queer business" said Sir Henry,
his deep voice shaking little, .'ani con
tess never expect to see tO-murrow's sun.
As tar rs | can make out. the Grt,s, with
whom am h 90, are To fight until they are
wiped ont IN order 10 enable the wings TO
slip round unawarcs and outflank Twala.
Well, SO be il; at any rate, it will be a mans
death! Goodbye, old fellow. God bless
YOU! hope you will pull through and live
To collar the diamonds; buI il you do. take
my advice and don't have anything more to
do with prctcndrrsw
In another second Good had wrtng us both
by the hand and gone; and then lnfadoOs
came up and led off Sir Henry to his place
IN the forefront of the GnyS. whilst with
many misgivingS, | departed with Ignusi to
nv station III the second attacking regiment